At LSU
36. From amides to thioamides: understanding enhanced anion binding in acyclic receptors.
Akhtar, N.;  Deprez, S. L.; Jayawardana, S.; Davis. M.; Fonseca-Guerra, C.; García-López, V.* RSC Adv. 2025, 15, 46908. 
https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.192
35. Systemic Accumulation and Deterrent Effects of Ipomeamarone in Sweetpotato Weevil-Injured Storage Roots.
Ali, M. P.; Matsushima, J. E; Akhtar, N.; Maia, A. I. V.; Donnarumma, F.; García-López, V.; Navarro, S.; Liu, Z.; Davis, J. A.; Stout, M. J. ACS Agric. Sci. Technol. 2025.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsagscitech.5c00455
34. Effect of a photoswitchable rotaxane on membrane permeabilization across lipid compositions.
Conthagamage, U. N. K.; Lopez, L.; Abdulsalam, Z.;   García-López, V.* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2498-2512. 
​https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.192
33. Rotaxanes with integrated photoswitches: design principles, functional behavior, and emerging applications.
Matsushima, J. E.; Khushbu; Abdulsalam, Z.; Conthagamage, U. N. K.;  García-López, V.* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2025, 21, 2345-2366. 
​https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.21.179
32. Rotaxanes with a photoresponsive macrocycle modulate the lipid bilayers of large and giant unilamellar vesicles.
Conthagamage, U. N. K.; Rajeshwar, R.; van der Ham, S.; Akhtar, N.;  Davis, M. L.; Jayawardana, S. G.; Lopez, L.; Vutukuri, H. R.; Smith, J. C.; Smith, M. D.; García-López, V.* Commun. Chem. 2024, 7, 255. 
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-024-01343-8
31. Thiourea-based rotaxanes: anion transport across synthetic lipid bilayers and antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.
Akhtar, N.; Conthagamage, U. N. K.; Bucher, S. P.; Abdulsalam Z. A.; Davis, M. L.; Beavers, W. N.; García-López, V.* Mater. Adv. 2024, 5, 8534-8545.​https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MA00794H
30. Special Issue on Synthetic Host Molecules.
García-López, V.;* Reany, Ofer. Isr. J. Chem. 2024.
​https://doi.org/10.1002/ijch.202400053
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29. Light-activation of molecular motors in polymersomes.
Dawn, S.; Klisch, S.; Schneider, G.; García-López, V.* Mol. Syst. Des. Eng. 2024, 9, 226-233.  
​https://doi.org/10.1039/D3ME00165B 
28. Distinguishing Molecular Mechanical Action from Photothermal and Photodynamic Behavior
Beckman, J. L.; Bradford, T. S.; Ayala-Orozco, C.; Santos, A. L.; Arnold, D.; van Venrooy, A. R.;  García-López, V. Pal, J.; Tour, J. M. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36​, 2306669.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202306669
27. NASC: bringing together supramolecular chemists from across North America.
Busschaert, N.; García-López, V.; Ke, C.; McGuirk, C. M.; Shimizu, L. S.; Gerthoffer, M.; Bhattachaerjee, N. Supramol. Chem. 2023.
DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2023.2178724
26. Autonomous Single-Molecule Manipulation Based on Reinforcement Learning.
Ramsauer, B.; Simpson, G. J.; Cartus, J. J.; Jeindl, A.; García-López, V.; Tour, J. M.; Grill, L.; Hofmann, O. T. J. Phys. Chem. A. 2023, 127, 2041-2050.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08696
​25. Photocatalytic Molecular Containers Enable Unique Reactivity Modes in Confinement.
Jayawardana, S. G.; Madura, E. C.; García-López, V.* Tetrahedron Lett. 
​2022, 105, 154052.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2022.154052

​Before LSU

24. Directing and Understanding the Translation of a Single
Molecule Dipole.
Simpson, G. J.; García-López, V.; Bose, D. A.; Tour, J. M.; Grill, L. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03472
23. Probing the Rotary Cycle of Amine-Substituted Molecular Motors.
van Venrooy, A.; Wyderka, A. M.; García-López, V.; Alemany, L. B.; Mart, A. A.;
​Tour, J. M. J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 762–770. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.201457
22. Hemithioindigo‐Based Visible Light‐Activated Molecular
Machines Kill Bacteria by Oxidative Damage.
Santos, A. L.; van Venrooy, A.; Reed, A. K.; Wyderka, A. M.; García-López, V.;
​Alemany, L. B.; Oliver, A.; Tegos, G.; Tour, J. M. Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, 2203242.
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202203242
​21. Nanocars with Permanent Dipoles: Preparing for the Second International Nanocar Race.
van Venrooy, A.; García-López, V.; Li, J. T.; Tour, J. M.; Dubrovskiy, A. V. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 13644–13654. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c01811
20. Stimuli-Responsive Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands: Toward Visible-Light-Activated Molecular grippers
García‐López, V.;* Zalibera, M.; Trapp, N.; Kuss‐Petermann, M.; Wenger, O. S.; 
​Diederich, F. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 11451–11461. DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001788
19. Molecular Nanomachines Can Destroy Tissue or Kill Multicellular Eukaryotes.
Gunasekera, R. S.; Galbadage, T.; Ayala-Orozco, C.; Liu, C.; García-López, V.; Troutman, B. E.; Tour, J. J.; Pal, R.; Krishnan, S.; Cirillo, J. D.; Tour, J. M. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12, 13657–13670. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22595
18. Light-Activated Organic Molecular Motors and Their Applications. 
García-López, V.; Dongdong, L.; Tour, J. M. Chem. Rev. 2020, 120, 79–124. DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00221
17. How to Control Single-Molecule Rotation.
Simpson, G. J.; García-López, V.; Bose, D. A.; Grill, L.; Tour, J. M. Nat. Comm. 2019, 10, 4631. 
​DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12605-8
16. Near Infrared Light Activates Molecular Machines to Drill into and Kill Cells.
Dongdong, L.; García-López, V.; Gunasekera, R. S.; Nilewski, L. G.; Alemany, L. B.; Aliyan, A.; Jin, T.; Wang, G.; Tour, J. M, Pal, R. ACS Nano 2019, 13, 6813–6828. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b01556
15. Enhancing Photostability of Fluorescent Dye-Attached Molecular Machines at Air-Glass Interface Using Cyclooctatetraene.
Jin, T.; García-López, V.; Chiang, P.-T.; Kuwahara, S.; Tour, J. M.; Wang, G.  J. Phys. Chem. C. 2019, 123, 3011–3018. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11592
14. Light-Actuated Resorcin[4]arene Cavitands.
García-López, V.; Milić, J.; Zalibera, M.; Neshchadin, D.; Kuss-Petermann, M.; Ruhlmann, L.; Nomrowski, J.; Trapp, N.; Boudon, C.; Gescheidt, G.; Wenger, O. S.; Diederich, F. Tetrahedron 2018, 74, 5615–5626. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2018.08.002
13. Diffusion of Nanocars on an Air-Glass Interface.
 Jin, T.; García-López, V.; Kuwahara, S.; Chiang, P.-T.; Tour, J. M.; Wang, G.  J. Phys. Chem. C. 2018, 122, 19025–19036. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b05668
12. A Four-Step Synthesis of Substituted 5,11-Dicyano-6,12-diaryltetracenes with Enhanced Stability and High Fluorescence Emission.
Kerisit, N.; Gawel, P.; Levandowski, B.; Yang, Y.-F.; García-López, V.; Trapp, N.; Ruhlmann, L.; Boudon, C.; Houk, K. N.; Diederich, F. Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 159–168. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703903
11. Molecular Machines Open Cell Membranes.
García-López, V.; Chen, F.; Nilewski, L. G.; Duret, G.; Aliyan, A.; Kolomeisky, A. B.; Robinson, J. T.; Wang, G.; Pal, R.; Tour, J. M. Nature 2017, 548, 567–572. DOI: 10.1038/nature23657
10. How to Build and Race a Fast Nanocar.
Simpson, G. J.; García-López, V.; Petermeier, P.; Grill, L.; Tour, J. M. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2017, 12, 604–606. DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2017.137
9. Synthesis of Light-Driven Motorized Nanocars for Linear Trajectories and their Detailed NMR Structural Determination. 
​García-López, V.; Alemany, L. B.; Chiang, P.-T.; Sun, J.; Chu, P.-L.; Martí, A. A.; Tour, J. M. Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 4864–4873. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.05.063
8. Imaging Single Molecular Machines Attached with Two BODIPY Dyes at the Air-Solid Interface: High Probability of Single-Step-Like Photobleaching and Nonscaling Intensity.
Jin, T.; García-López, V.; Chen, F.; Tour, J. M.; Wang, G. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2016, 120, 26522–26531. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07518
7. Light-Induced Translation of Motorized Molecules on a Surface.
Saywell, A.; Bakker, A.; Mielke, J.; Kumagai, T.; Wolf, M.; García-López, V.; Chiang, P.-T.; Tour, J. M.; Grill, L. ACS Nano 2016, 10, 10945–10952. DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b05650
6. Moving Kinetics of Nanocars with Hydrophobic Wheels on Solid Surfaces at Ambient Conditions.
Chen, F.; García-López, V.; Jin, T.; Neupane, B.; Chu, P.-T.; Tour, J. M.; Wang, G. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2016, 120, 10887–10894. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01249
5. Synthesis and Photostability of Unimolecular Submersible Nanomachines: Towards Single-Molecule Tracking in Solution.
García-López, V.; Jeffet, J.; Kuwahara, S.; Ebenstein, Y.; Martí, A. A.; Tour, J. M. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 2343–2346.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00506
4. Unimolecular Submersible Nanomachines. Synthesis, Actuation and Monitoring. 
García-López, V.; Chiang, P.-T.; Chen, F.; Gedeng, R.; Martí, A. A.; Kolomeisky, A. B.; Wang, G.; Tour, J. M. Nano Lett. 2015, 15, 8229–8239. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b03764
3. Synthesis of a Light-Driven Motorized Nanocar.
García-López, V.; Chu, P.-L.; Chiang, P.-T.; Sun, J.; Martí, A. A.; Tour, J. M. Asian J. Org. Chem. 2015, 4, 1308–1314. DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.201500325
2. Synthesis of a Fluorescent BODIPY-tagged ROMP Catalyst and Initial Polymerization-Propelled Diffusion Studies.
​Godoy, J.; García-López, V.; Wang, L.-Y.; Rondeau-Gagne, S.; Martí, A. A.; Link, S.; Tour, J. M. Tetrahedron 2015, 71, 5965–5972. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2015.04.027
 1. Solvent-Free Asymmetric Aldol Reaction Organocatalyzed by (S)-Proline-Containing Thiodipeptides Under Ball-Milling Conditions.
Hernández, J. G.; García-López, V.; Juaristi, E. Tetrahedron 2012, 68, 92–97. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2011.10.093